biggie

noun

ˈbi-gē How to pronounce biggie (audio)
Definition of biggienext
as in big
one of high position or importance within a group among food and beverage magazines, it's one of the biggies

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Recent Examples of biggie The SiriusXM Podcast Network boasts biggie names like Call Her Daddy, SmartLess and The Mel Robbins Podcast. — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026 That'd be totally fine and low risk, no biggie. — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026 For the sedan, Toyota partnered with most of China’s software biggies, including Xiaomi, Huawei, and Momenta, to stand a chance to compete against the likes of BYD and Geely. — New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2026 And the brand management biggies are all looking to get bigger still. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for biggie
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  1. big
  2. heavyweight
  3. heavy
Noun
  • Rushing has already endured several tests in his first full season in the bigs.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • Data show those players have about an 11% chance to reach the bigs (compared to about 81% for those picked in the first round).
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of big
Noun
  • This comes after index heavyweight SK Hynix sank over 10% in Asian trade.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 13 July 2026
  • Its Virginia Payload Module gives it a large and well-defined cruise-missile capacity, while its torpedo tubes can launch Mk 48 heavyweight torpedoes.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
Definition of heavyweight
Noun
  • Soon after Rhaenyra executes Otto Hightower, who was once mastermind of that family’s schemes, Ormund steps up to be the faction’s new heavy.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026
  • Shares of Meta are flat on the year, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 is up 18%.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Definition of heavy

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“Biggie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biggie. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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